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Post by Lori on Jul 16, 2003 21:37:49 GMT
Down in the cellar
You're getting into making poison
You slipped some on the side
Into my glass of wine
And I don't want any coffee-homeground
Offer me a chocolate
No thank you, spoil my diet, know your game
But tell me just how come
They smell of bitter almonds?
It's a no-no to your coffee homeground
Pictures of Crippin
Lipstick-smeared
Torn wallpaper
Have the walls got ears here?
Well, you won't get me with your Belladonna
In the coffee
And you won't get me with your aresenic
In the pot of tea
And you won't put me in a six-foot plot
With your hemlock On the rocks
Where are the plumbers
Who went a-missing here on Monday?
There was a tall man
With his companion
And I bet you gave them coffee-homeground
Maybe you're lonely
And only want a little company
But keep your recipes
For the rats to eat
And may they rest in peace with coffee homeground
Pictures of Crippin
Lipstick-smeared
Torn wallpaper
Have the walls got ears here?
Won't get me with your Belladonna
In the coffee
And you won't get me with your aresenic
In the pot of tea
And you won't put me in a six-foot plot
With your hemlock On the rocks
With your hemlock on the rocks
"Noch ein Glas, mein Liebchen?"
With your hemlock on the rocks
With your hemlock on the rocks
"Es schmeckt wunderbahr!"
With your hemlock on the rocks [fade out]
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Post by Lori on Aug 4, 2003 21:48:41 GMT
This song probably create the best image in my head than any others. I can see a completely wooden cellar (wooden floor, wooden ceiling, benches, etc) with no paint and loads of pots & pans all over the place but it comes into my head very cartoon like. Has anyone seen 'The Little Mermaid'? Like the kitchen where the chef is trying to cook the crab. It's amazing the picture I get.  |
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Post by strabley on Dec 31, 2003 19:45:02 GMT
I see it pretty vividly too! I can see the torn wallpaper all old and yellowed with a brown vertical flower pattern. And yes lots of wood everywhere! But I see it taking place in the living room not the kitchen. I got the Monty Python DVD set for Christmas and I noticed in one of the sketches they make reference to Crippin. "Yes but they said Crippin was insane" "Crippin WAS insane" "Oh, well there you have it then." |
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Post by ragnar on Nov 30, 2005 15:25:21 GMT
This is a very good Song. That gives me the creeps  The Chorus is odd but also very recognisable. I see a young maid in a cellar who is preparing for suicide...because I hear the German words which mean, that she will maybe (?) die... More of that German stuff hehe. |
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Post by Sheila on Nov 30, 2005 16:05:56 GMT
What are the German words and what do they mean? I always wondered that.
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Post by ragnar on Dec 1, 2005 10:38:19 GMT
Noch ein Glas mein Liebchen ? = Another glass my dear ?/ Do you want one glass more my dear ?
Es schmeckt wunderbar ! = It tastes wonderful !
Dann sterb ich wohl = Then maybe I will die
The last sentence was difficult to translate...but I think it's correct !
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Post by Sheila on Dec 2, 2005 15:18:57 GMT
Danke Schon Ragnar! (Did I say that right?  ) |
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Post by ragnar on Dec 2, 2005 15:45:31 GMT
Danke schön Don't forget that you have to wrtite ö instead of o  re-thank  I hope the meaning of that song is now clearer to you. You could also look in the Hello Earth Threat...I have translatet. |
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Post by Sheila on Dec 2, 2005 16:30:57 GMT
Danke schön Don't forget that you have to wrtite ö instead of o re-thank I hope the meaning of that song is now clearer to you. You could also look in the Hello Earth Threat...I have translatet. My keyboard does not have the ability to put the dots on top of the "o"  but I did know it should be done. I did read your Hello Earth post but I already knew what that German meant. |
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Post by ragnar on Dec 2, 2005 16:34:29 GMT
Ah...well, then I think you are very good You should try to learn German... And what do you think about the other translations ? ;D |
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Post by Sheila on Dec 2, 2005 22:16:38 GMT
I would love to learn German it is a beautiful language. And I am German by descent. Your translations are wunderbar! The only German I know are some Nina Hagen lyrics. Zi Angstlos!!!! Be Fearless!! |
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Post by ragnar on Dec 3, 2005 6:32:07 GMT
I would love to learn German it is a beautiful language. And I am German by descent. Your translations are wunderbar! The only German I know are some Nina Hagen lyrics. Zi Angstlos!!!! Be Fearless!! Oh my God ! Nina Hagen  This "person" has a very odd style of writing lyrics ;D By the Way: Instead of wunderbar you could also say wundervoll....that sounds a bit more English. I hope, you will one day speak German...I wish you all the best. |
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Post by suntorytime on Sept 6, 2006 9:56:21 GMT
I just got Lionheart and I am completely obsessed about this song. It's so awesome! So I was wondering, has Kate ever performed this live? That would be so interesting to watch.
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Post by Al Truest on Sept 6, 2006 10:54:38 GMT
I just got Lionheart and I am completely obsessed about this song. It's so awesome! So I was wondering, has Kate ever performed this live? That would be so interesting to watch. This song was directly influenced by Lotte Lenya - a nod to her style and influence. |
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Post by Adey on Sept 6, 2006 18:38:43 GMT
I just got Lionheart and I am completely obsessed about this song. It's so awesome! So I was wondering, has Kate ever performed this live? That would be so interesting to watch. It's been a long time since 1979 Tour of Life, but as I recall she didn't perform Coffe Homeground in her set. Infact, it was one of only a few songs from TKI & LH that she didn't do.. LH is generally considered to be her weakest album, but it's still a major treat. Symphony in Blue was the track that first turned me into something of a Kate obsessive. Enjoy.. |
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Slooshy sloshy slooshy sloshy get that dirty shirty clean. Slooshy sloshy slooshy sloshy make those cuffs and collars gleam. Everything clean and shiny.
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but I did know it should be done. I did read your Hello Earth post but I already knew what that German meant. 
